1869 20 March/ 1 april (all values  also on yellow paper +100%) Numbers are Michel. T1, T2 means main subtype. P1, P2 means first edition, second edition. x means thick paper, y means thin paper, z means yellow paper

Types Forgeries

courtesy Heinrich Koehler

5 B yellow

P1 yellow pale yellow orange yellow P2 orange dark orange, dark redorange, orange red, ochre orange on yellow paper, dark orange on yellow paper P2y orange on thin paper

Mr Dan N Dobrescu:  Types   Circulation stamps  P. Dica collection

10 B blue

P1 blue P1y blue on thin paper P1a ultramarine blue, ultramarine, ultramarine-blue, light blue, azur blue, green-blue, dark green-blue, dark blue, dark blue on yellow paper P2 indigo blue indigo blue on yellow paper

Left: First printing - blue    Right: Second printing - indigo

Mr Dan N Dobrescu:  Types   Errors, varieties, colour study     Circulation stamps P. Dica collection

15 B red

P1 carmine carmine, pink, carmine pink, pale pink, red, bright red, scarlet red, pale red, orange red P2 brick red brick red, brick red on yellow paper, pink-red, purple red, carmine red, carmine red on yellow paper, vermilion y red (different) thin paper        on vertically striped paper

Left: First printing - carmine  Right: Second printing - brick red

flaw: inverted N in CINCI Mr Dan N Dobrescu:  Types   Circulation stamps  P. Dica collection

25 B yellow & blue

P1 yellow and blue dark blue/yellow, pale ultramarine/yellow, cobolt blue/yellow, pale ultramarine/orange-yellow, pale cobolt blue/orange-yellow P2 orange and blue dark cobolt blue/orange, dark blue/pale orange, green/orange, pale green-ultramarine/yellow-orange, greyblue/orange-yellow, light cobolt blue/orange-yellow, ultramarine-cobolt/bright yellow-orange, blue/redorange, cobolt/redorange, dark ultramarine/redorange, blue/orangred, cobolt blue/bright orange red, bluegreen/red-ochre, milky ultramarine/brown-ochrered and pink, but also pink-red and red-pink P2y orange and blue thin paper

Left: First printing -yellow frame Right: Second printing -Orange frame

Big retouch at neck Mr Dan N Dobrescu:  Types   Errors, varieties, colour study   Circulation stamps Roberto Sciaky collection, stanps Roberto Sciaky collection, covers P. Dica collection

50 B blue & carmine

P1 light blue and carmine light blue and carmine, light blue and red P2 blue and red blue/red, blue/light red, blue/dark red, blue/lilac-red, greenblue/red, dark blue/red, indigo/red, indigo/lilac-red, On yellow paper: dark blue/red, indigo/red, indigo/lilac-red

Left: First printing - light blue Right: Second printing - blue

Flaw at neck Flaw: 6inci deci courtesy Dusan Sp�la Mr Dan N Dobrescu:  Types   Colour shades  Circulation stamps Roberto Sciaky collection P. Dica collection